week(s) in review

Because what will happen is this: you’ll make the decision to do some reprioritizing in your life, get all excited to tackle your newfound schedule and them – bam! – you’re laying on a bed in the ER with a bonafide UTI kidney infection on a Monday night. Even better, your mom will ask you if you got said UTI because you forgot to pee after sex. If you find yourself in this embarrassing situation, at least there’s Roasted Vegetable Toasts to comfort you.

Of course, as a result of the UTI, you will be forbidden from consuming caffeine, dairy and your daily multivitamin in addition to being told you cannot do any strenuous exercise. So long Couch to 5K program…and so long marathon training for 10 days!

A bright spot in your recovery could be your first speaking engagement! You’ll get to hang out with a bunch of cool ladies (and one gent!) from the UW-Madison Dietetics & Nutrition Club and talk food, NCAA basketball and blogging. It will help immensely in making you feel better.

Which leads me to today…and the picture above. A typical Saturday morning. More recovery.

While you may be yearning for the sunny freedom of last weekend, somehow sitting down to catch up on work and emails and make to-do lists and plan for productivity and tackle your weekend is a good feeling.

OMG two years ago this was ME…I didn’t know the unbearable back pain and 104 degree fever was anything bad until I was in the ER with an IV stuck in my arm for 3 hours….god kidney infections are the worst…just drink lots of cranberry juice, water, and enjoy being lazy until all better :) Oh and that whole question you’re mom asked? Yep, I got that from my entire family…embarrassing.

OMG… I hate kidney infections!!!! I once had to ride the bus (SF MUNI, whhhaaattt?!) to the doctor with a kidney infections… I seriously thought I might die!!!! Those bitches are the worse thing on the planet. I am glad to hear that my mom isn’t the only one who asks questions like that. My dad does too… Oh, I can just feel the love :)
-Feel better, lovely

If it makes you feel any better, when I was randomly hospitalized last winter, my dad’s first question was, “Are you pregnant?” So at least we have that awful, uncomfortable parental concern in common, right?

Holly.
Once again, you have put things into perspective!
I absolutely LOVE the feeling of a Saturday morning with coffee+newspaper+thingstocheckoffthelist :)
I’m really sorry to hear about your UTI/kidneys though, take care of yourself!

Get well soon. I used to get UTI’s alot and they are the worst and I can only imagine how much worse Kidney Infections are. I love your picture and it sounds like you are making the best out of the situation.

Oh no! I hope you feel better soon! I had a mild UTI and it was NOT pleasant. I hated the feeling of constantly having to go. That didn’t bode well when I was at work and constantly had to leave the desk, too.

My mom is a bit more embarrassing… When I got a kidney infection from a UTI, my aunt asked her in public why, my mom loudly replied, “Because she’s having too much sex! Don’t you remember I used to get them all the time when I was her age.” Seriously, mortifying. Now I don’t tell my mom when I get a UTI because she always blames it on too much sex.

Just catching up on things around here… with one consoling though – you are not alone – I feel you – literally. My flight back from Spain (weeks ago) brought with it the most horrid uti pain EVER. My plane mantra “you can’t possibly die from this.” (Though I did wish for it!) Weeks later… and I am just starting to feel better. (and my answer to momma E’s question is yes – always!)